Category Archives: Fly Casting
Maxine McCormick Interview
THINK YOU CAN OUT CAST AN 11 YEAR OLD GIRL? YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT ONLY 3 AMERICAN FLY CASTERS CAN CONFIDENTLY ANSWER "YES" TO THAT QUESTION. A few weeks ago at the107th ACA National Tournament 11 year old Maxine McCormick eclipsed every other...
Practice Your Fly Casting With A Plan
I believe that most fly anglers don't practice their casting because they don't really know how. Most anglers count on fishing time to improve their casting. Fishing and practicing are two very different things and if you are working on your cast while fishing, you're not...
The Reach Cast: Video
The reach cast can be the difference between catching fish and not. All too often you find yourself casting across fast water to a rising trout on the far bank. It's a classic set up and one that can make you crazy. You land your...
Fly Casting Problems Are Sneaky
IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR FLY CAST IT'S PROBABLY HAPPENING BEHIND YOUR BACK. Do you know what your loop is doing when you're not looking? It could very well be mucking up your forward cast. Tailing loops, collapsing lines and fizzling forward casts can...
Tight Line Presentation Video
In fly fishing slack is always a bad thing. One of the most common mistakes I see anglers make, when flats fishing, is presenting the fly with slack in the system. If your fly doesn't have a lifelike look, it's just another piece of trash to...